Kidney tumours / by G.W. Nicholson.

  • Nicholson, G. W.
Date:
[1909?]
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Credit: Kidney tumours / by G.W. Nicholson. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    KIDNEY TUMOURS. By G. W. NICHOLSON, M.A., M.D. (From the Gordon Laboratory.) I B ' c The object of the present paper is not to give a detailed classifi¬ cation of all the tumours of the kidney, such as has appeared in the fifty-ninth volume of these Reports in an exhaustive monograph by Mr. Richards,15 but rather to dwell on certain points in the structure and the aetiology of these growths which appear to be of special interest. Not only do the kidneys form the starting point of many big neoplasms, but an examination of post-mortem material discloses a surprisingly large number of small tumours in these organs, which are generally entered in the reports as “fibromata,” if, indeed, they are deemed worthy of being mentioned at all. Insignificant though they may be, it is yet by their study that we gain a not inconsiderable amount of insight into the aetiology of the large new growths, since they help to clear up many extraordinary findings, such as muscle, both plain and striated, in the “ sarcomata” of infants. Without some knowledge of the development of a part, it is impossible to arrive at a full understanding of its diseases. I propose, therefore, first to give a short account of the most recent work on the embryology of the kidney. I shall next shall deal with the small renal tumours and with carcinomata, and finally describe adrenal rests and discuss the “ hyper- nephromata” or “suprarenal-rest tumours.” Detailed descrip¬ tions will be given of such cases as may be necessary. No /foo\ t#}